Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-02-09
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
synopsis OF the Proceedings Of the Senate and
House.
SENATE.
Not in session.

SENATE.
Not in session.
HOUSE.
Committee reports:
Observation-Disclosures to sale Of lands by guard
iddns in rtain cases, to pass. 10 mahe SclIS
days legal holidays, TO pasS as amehueu- I've
ling To appeals from boards OF county com
missionCrs to indefinitely postpone 10 its"i
ze the acts of certain notarics and OtheE 3nUeLS
to pass Relating to jailers fees, TO indefinitely
postpone. Relating to general mortgages, %
pass. TO legalze the canvass of votes 10 Pass
TO exclude bystander5 from scandalons Tlals
to pass.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO give certain powers to the board OF county
commissioners of unorganizcd counties ..,-
To nu horize Chippewa and becker uouh.i 81
ami the borough Of lie Sueur to issue oonuS u
refund their floating debt. -, IA. .
70 amend the act Incorporating INC clIy o.
Crookston.
The house took recess till 3 o'clock.
On reasSembling the house went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Pettlt IN the
chair The following bills were recon-
mended to pass:
Dynuely, duties OF county attorneys III GER
tain cases: Reyes, exclusion OF persons from
Cer ain trials; Johusrud, wearing u. A. K
badges; Rogers, compensation OF county al
t0rucvs; 10 compensate James b. Beales; Green.
compulsory education; Emery salary OF auJu.
tant general; Newell, TO reduce the expenses OF
suits in the district court; Gregory, taxing OF
was on his motion, sent back 10 the commit e
On railroads. Mr. Donnely's bill relating to in
mates of insane asylumS was indefinitely post
ponCd.
SENATE.
The committee on insane hospitals
introduced bill in the senate yester-
lay provide for the support of the insane
asy!ums The following appropriations are
made for the asylum at st Peter
Right of way for aldctrack, $1,000; new
Kitchen $1,000: stewards office and store
room, 50, 500; 20 connect detached wards with
the main huildnC St. 900: for support of 1000
patients SS7-9, 1888, 500; 1883; $l63,8OO.
The appropriations for the Rochester
asylum are as follows:
For masking center and first east and west
wings fire proof, ST., coo; blacksmith shop and
coke room, IS, 900: ice dam and bridge across
Silver creek and opening Fifth street, 81 500;
a ditiOnal sewer and water pipes, 81, 500: gym
nsslum and amusement hall, $500; enlarging
X tchcn, $1,000; current expenses for the next
two years, $l3l, 04O for each wear.
The substitute bill introduced by Messrs
Compton and Nelson IN the senate yester-
day for Mr.. Compton'S Fergus Falls insane
asylum cuts down the total appropriation
from S1O1 140 to 49,, $50. The amount OF
land to be purchased Is reduced to 500 acres;
for which T24 $50 is appropriated The
original appropriation was S31 900. For
two detached wards $4,000 is appropri-
ated and for boiler house, laundry, stables,
sewerage and water connections $4,000
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Ives--Appropriating $500 for the benefit Of
lie oueur Agricultural society.
Bowen-Sleepy Eye to issue $1,000 fire de-
PAR meat bonds.
Bowen Amending the act relating to the in
corporation OF Sleepy Eye.
Ramsey County Observation-Disclosures the act
relating to the ST. Paul board of education.
COma:ock-Fixing the salaries of auditor aud
probate judge of Betrami county.
NeisOn--Rclating to the incorporation of Red
Wing.
Anderson-Legaliz;ng the vote of Chaska for
the issue OF sc, 900 school bonds.
TruaX-ChanEinC the time of holding court in
DaHnt 3 county
C~iil-Reiating to the incorporation of vii
laGes
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Tie refund $40, 600 to persons who paid assess
menEs for approaches and improvements Of
IEiril street bridge in St. Paul.
10 incorporate the city OF AueHa.
10 incorporate the city of Wadena.
HOUSE.
Nj. Lee has a bill now before the house
which proposes to punish liquor dealers for
failure to comply with the high license law
The bill! provides that
All applicants for liquor licenses must exc
cute a bond OF $4,000 for their compliance with
al statutes touching the liquor traffic. Furthe
the same sureties cannot be on more than one
bond, and before license can issue the APP
piicant shall take oath that he has not know
lngly violated rhe laws regulating the traffic. It
shall be misdemeanOr punishable by fine and
removal from office for any county or municipal
Otfcet to fail to enSsrce the liquor laws. All
licenses issued after his date shall expire July
/, 1887. person convicted of selling liquor
without license may be punished by fine of
$500 for the first Offensa and 81, 900 thereafter
The Farmers Alliance bill presented by
Dir. DOnne.ly yesterday in its detail is:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State
Of Minnesota, that the sum Of 50, 600
be and the same ts hereby annually
state treasury not otherwise appropriated. to
the st tie Farmers Alliance of the State of Min
nesota, to be paid on the order Of the president
of said association. and to be expended in the
publication of the annual reports of the asso-
citation, and for such other purposes the ex-
ecutive committee of the state alliance may
direct.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the clerk of the court of Stevens
county to transCribe certain records.
To revise the probate laws
To permit private consul ations between at
tOrneys aud prisoners.
To fix the salary of the treasurer Of Isanti
county.
To authorize the city OF St. Paul to issue
bonds.
To authorize the Ramsey county plat COM
mission.
To amend the charter of the city of Anoka
TO amend article Of the constitution
To exclude certain persons from trials.
10 regulate the wearing Of G. A. f. badges
70 print the school laws.
TO Tx the compensation of county ATTORNEYS
To pay a claim of James Beaes against the
state.
TO reduce the expense of suits in the district
court
To regulate the taking of depositions
10 relieve delinquent taxpayers.
To GetaCh certain territory from Itasca county
Senator Scheffer's joint resolution is to give
hree-year soldiers, who have received 800
county and are entitled to 300 more, the
AMOUNT due them. The law under which this
lountv was granted expired by limitation July
|. 1884. and many soldiers who were entitled to
he bounty were unable to make the application
There is now large number Of claims of Min
lesota soldiers unpaid for want of an appropria-
on and Mr.. SChetfers resolution provides for
heSe claims.
Senator Marcus Johnson introduced bill YES
erday to prevent agricultural machinery men
rom collecting increased interest on contracts
Tot paid when duo. Agents DOW insert a clause
n their contracts with farmers which provides
hat If the note is not maid when du, 10 per
ent tntere st. instead of 7, shall be paid. Mr.
ohnsonS bill makes the penalty for such a
lause forfeiture of all the interest.
Donneily's amendment to article | of the
constitution, passed by the house Yesterday
provides this addition to section 9 of that ar
icle: That all property so exempted shall be
liable to seizure and sale for any debt incurred
O any person for work done OF material fur
Lished in the construction, etc, of the same"
SENATE.
Resolutions:
Mr.. Wood-That Dr. Hewitt be deputized to
Introduce system of temporary ventilation in
he senate. Passed.
Mr.. Scheffer-FOr the appointment of Joint |
of three senators and five representa- |
ives who shall inquire into the present conif- !
ion and the past record of the State Agriculs- |
raj college, together with the funds and lands |
elonging to the same. with view of enabling |
he legislature TO inteliGently consider the pro-
riety of establishing state agricultural col |
9ge as q separate institution, the better to adj
ance the agricultural interests of this state. |
hat such joint committee shall consist of Sen
Ors HixsOn, Brown ard Dodge and Representa- |
ives Estes, Emory, PlOwIn9n, Reese and Pow |
rs, and that thev requested to report at the |
arliest possible day MIR. Pope gave notice Of |
ebate. Later he offered an amendment and 1t |
'as adopted, adding Senators Durant aud Nell |
on TO the senate committee aid Representatives |
leiser and lverson to the house committees.
The Judiciary committee MADE the follow |
1g report:
Whiteman's bill relating to villages indefi- |
itely postponed; Thacker. relating place OF |
rial in civil actions Indefinitely postponed; |
Lalvorson, relating 20 marriage, indefinitely |
ComstOck, relating to deeds and |
Mortgages, to pass; Durant. sanitary measures |
plating to cutting of ice to pass; Comstock, |
Minnesota reports to be furnished district |